He also said speed awareness courses should be ditched, too, because Brits were escaping fines and points too easily. But his suggestions were slammed by other cops and road safety experts for unfairly targeting drivers.

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Chief Inspector Ian Hanson, chairman of the Greater Manchester Police Federation, said: "I find it absolutely staggering that the effective policy lead for policing should show himself to be so out of touch."